Data from the Institute of Agricultural Economics (AKI) and the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reflected the annual changes in the Hungarian tomato market. There has been a 9% increase, to 15,400 tons, in the category of fresh or chilled tomatoes imported in the first 8 months of 2023 in the country. However, according to the October projection of the World Processing Tomato Council (WPTC), the quantity of industrial tomatoes in Hungary is expected to increase by 38 percent to 110,000 tons in 2023 compared to the year 2022.
Imports from Slovakia increased to 4,240 tons (an increase of 10%), and from Turkey it rose to 1,940 tons (6%). From Spain, imports decreased to 4,790 tons (a decrease of 2%).
Industrial tomato production might increase globally by 13.3% to 43.5 million tons in 2023. Spain’s tomato export decreased not only in Hungary but also in the European Market as a whole by 8% to 357,700 tons. Dutch tomato exports also fell by 8% on the European market in the first eight months of the year to 477,500 tons.
Source: agroberichtenbuitenland.nl